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Rajā’ī ‘Atīya enters the Bar Association election race this time hoping to score a sweeping victory to make up for the loss in the last elections, which he blamed on a rigged and manipulative vote count.
The intensity of the conflict between Sāmih and Rajā’ī over the Bar Association’s chairmanship increased after Mājid Hannā, the Church candidate decided to withdraw from the elections. He withdrew even though there were a lot of pledges for his success especially from the Church and from his Coptic...
Two weeks of peace in the Bar Association ended and it turned again to disturbance when the juridical committee observing elections of the association fixed those elections for March 12 to select the head and the Board of the association.
More than 170,000 lawyers will decide on March 12 on their new council by electing a chairman and 24 members. Although Sāmih ‘Āshour and Rajā’ī ‘Atiyyah are the only two candidates for the chair, a fierce struggle for members’ seats continues due to the so-called ’national lists.’
The Brotherhood failed to administrate the Bar Association. They wasted its money and caused it a heavy financial crisis. They also failed to control the Association Council. The head of the Bar Association was able to win the support of many lawyers who succeeded in the elections by the support...
In the iftar party given by the Council of State, the Mufti affirmed that Egypt is an example of moderation and national unity. Pope Shenouda affirmed that God is the supreme judge, and that the rank of the judge is the highest among all ranks because the judge is the essence of justice.
The dangerous difference between the tabloids in Egypt and elsewhere is that in Egypt they have sneaked in uncontrolled by the officials, to a public unaware of the credibility of such papers. Where does freedom of the press end and where do its responsibilities begin? Shutting down newspapers by...
Thousands of outraged Copts converged on St Mark’s Cathedral to express their anger to Pope Shenouda and ask for decisive measures against the newspaper. Watani talked to the Pope and Church leaders; and conveyed readers’ questions about the truth of the story. The shocked public demanded that the...
Coptic lawyer Mamdouh Ramzi is leading a battle against the Muslim Brotherhood in the Bar Association. He is demanding that the president founds a Christian Law Branch, to contrast with the Islamic law [Shari’a] branch. Christian lawyer Naguib Gabriel rejects all religious committees inside the...
The Aqsa committee submitted a request to the president of the Bar Association to hold a ceremony to show solidarity with the Palestinian intafada. The ceremony was to include an artistic show by a Palestinian choral team and start with Fayrouz’s famous song "Ya Qods". The secretary general of the...

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